Atlantics (2019)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Mati Diop

Producer:

Judith Lou Lévy, Eve Robin

Writer:

Mati Diop, Olivier Demangel

Release Date:

Nov 15, 2019

Runtime:

1hr 46m

Synopsis

In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.

Cast

  • Mame Bineta Sane
  • Amadou Mbow
  • Traore
  • Nicole Sougou
  • Aminata Kane
  • Coumba Dieng
  • Ibrahima Mbaye
  • Diankou Sembene
  • Abdou Balde
  • Babacar Sylla

Letterboxd User Reviews

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3.7
  • Dec 5, 2019

    i sea dead people

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    maria
    maria
    Dec 29, 2019

    Had to see it on the big screen so I waited for a one-off screening at Vancouver Intl. Film Centre instead of watching at home. Diop, a wonderful actor who made a strong impression on me with just two roles (35 Shots of Rum and Simon Killer) proves to be just as…

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    Sean Baker
    Sean Baker
    Oct 28, 2019

    a top-tier gothic romance: the billowing curtains, the ominous sea, the love that transcends worldly boundaries.

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    Oct 28, 2019

    A deeply soul-searing masterpiece concerning the infinite and metaphysical power of the human spirit’s collision with the enormous, ever-expanding network at the helm of humanity’s obsession with the material. We are not worthy of the glory.

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    Eli Hayes
    Eli Hayes
    Nov 29, 2019

    80 A film haunted by its own yearning for a better future. Mati Diop's debut feature floats between realism and ghostly transient spaces without a hitch, and is packed with heavy, perfectly realized performances. Exists in a methodical, repetitive state of elemental grace…

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    SilentDawn
    SilentDawn
    Apr 27, 2020

    very vague spoilers in the fourth paragraph the ocean is eternal and it is harsh. i think that the waves crash upon the shore because they will be here long after we are all dust. every frame in this movie feels ghostly. the pulse of the whole thing is both leisurely…

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    kailey
    kailey
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    May 4, 2023

    Towers scraping heavens built by those drowned in depths; in lieu of any divine retribution for the greed of man do those most suffered take it upon themselves. There is, however, no real justice in the end, the lives lost at sea still lost but with fare for their ferry.…

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    reibureibu
    reibureibu
    Nov 29, 2019

    Nontraditional ghost stories are one of the most beautiful things imaginable

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    dselwyns
    dselwyns
    Sep 25, 2019

    48/100 A potentially strong idea undermined by one deeply misguided element. I'm not gonna suggest, as Variety's Jay Weissberg did, that Diop chose to have Souleiman possess the police investigator for heteronormative reasons. That seems a tad presumptuous. But I'm damned…

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    Mike D'Angelo
    Mike D'Angelo

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Metacritic

85
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Based on 30 Critics
6.1

USER SCORE (39)

Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Reviews
100
Dec 4, 2019

Atlantics is a stunner that sneaks up on you: A folk tale, a police procedural, a ghost story, a love story, a fable of empowerment — Mati Diop’s directorial debut never stops evolving in new directions and meanings. It’s a work of magical realism close to Gabriel Garcia Marquez and other masters of the game, and the confidence with which it has been made is thrilling.

Metacritic review by Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
90
May 23, 2019

What begins as a realist snapshot of the global migrant crisis gradually expands into an aching story of love, loss and the return of the repressed.

Metacritic review by Justin Chang
Justin Chang
Los Angeles Times

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Atlantics (2019) (2019)?
The movie is 1hr 46min long.
What's Atlantics (2019) (2019) about?
In a popular suburb of Dakar, workers on the construction site of a futuristic tower, without pay for months, decide to leave the country by the ocean for a better future. Among them is Souleiman, the lover of Ada, promised to another.
Who's the cast of Atlantics (2019) (2019)?
  • Mame Bineta Sane as Ada
  • Amadou Mbow as Issa
  • Traore as Souleiman
  • Nicole Sougou as Dior
  • Aminata Kane as Fanta
  • Coumba Dieng as Coumba
  • Ibrahima Mbaye as Moustapha
  • Diankou Sembene as Mr. Ndiaye
  • Abdou Balde as Cheikh
  • Babacar Sylla as Omar
Who's the director behind Atlantics (2019) (2019)?
Mati Diop directed Atlantics (2019) (2019).
Who produced Atlantics (2019) (2019)?
Judith Lou Lévy and Eve Robin produced Atlantics (2019) (2019).